Intelligent Selection Based on Customized Palate Preferences

Abstract

A system and process for intelligently selecting consumable goods, comprising a consumer palate preference device capable of indicating a consumer's palate preferences, a consumable good having attributes, whereby the consumer's palate preferences are compared against the attributes of the consumable good to determine selection. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of intelligently selecting a consumable good, comprising the steps of using a consumer palate preference device having consumer's palate preferences, comparing the consumer's palate preferences to a consumable good having attributes, and selecting the consumable good based on the consumer's palate preferences. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of labeling consumable goods, comprising the steps of creating attributes for the consumable goods, scoring the attributes for the consumable goods, and associating the scores of the attributes with the consumable goods. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of intelligently pairing consumable goods, comprising the steps of creating attributes for at least two separate consumable goods, scoring the attributes for the separate consumable goods, obtaining a consumer's palate preferences, and pairing the separate consumable goods based on the consumer's palate preferences. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of promoting consumable goods, comprising the steps of obtaining a consumer's palate preferences, scoring the consumer's palate preferences, creating attributes for a consumable good, scoring the attributes of the consumable good, and using the consumer's palate preferences to promote consumable goods suited to the consumer's palate preferences.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 312,831, filed on Mar. 11, 2010, titled “Intelligent Selection Based on Customized Palate Preferences,” under 35 U.S.C. §119(e)(1), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of intelligent selection of certain consumable goods based on customized palate preferences. The present invention can be applied to any industry in which consumable goods have identifiable characteristics and classifications.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Human beings make selections of consumable goods such as, for example, alcoholic beverages, sauces, jams, cheeses, breads, pastas, rice, tea, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, or any other consumable good, on a daily basis. Questions such as, for example, “what shall we eat for lunch” or “what wine shall we pair with ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of promoting consumable goods, comprising the steps of obtaining a consumer's palate preferences, scoring the consumer's palate preferences,

Problems solved by technology

Outside the comfort of home, consumers are typically even more at a loss.

For example, if a consumer is at a restaurant that offers, for example, wine that the consumer is not familiar with, the consumer either does not

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